Projecting apparatus.



H. C. WHITE.

PROJECTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED mg. 29, 1910.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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H, 0. WHITE. PROJEGTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED DEA]. 29, 1910.

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edcertain new a STATES PATENT HAWLEY 0. WHITE, OF NORTH BENNINGTON, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO H. 0. WHITE (30.,

OF NORTH BENNIING-TQN, VERMONT, CORPORATION OF VERMONT.

r'nomc'rine APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .HAWLEY citizen of the United States, and a resident of North Bennington, in the county of Bennington and State of Vermont, have invent I and useful Projecting Apparatus, of which the: following is a specification. Y

This invention relates to picture projecting apparatus, and particularly to appara-' tus adapted to project by reflection opaque pictures placed within the apparatus, and

the objects of the invention are to improve the constructionof said picture projecting same with a new apparatus by providing the device for boldand useful picture holding ing the pictures to be projected by means of the apparatus.

To the accomplishment of the above objects and'to such others as may hereinafter appear, the invention com rises a picture projecting apparatus provi ed with anadjustable picture holding device which is also reversible.

lVhile the invention is to be described with particular reference to the details of construction, it is not to be considered as limited thereto, as many changes may be made and still fall within the scope of the ap' pended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 isa plan View of a projecting apparatus partly in section, embodying the.invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of a holder made in accprdanee with the invention. Fig. 3 is a rear View of the holdershown in Fig. 2, in an extended position. Fig. 4 is a side View of the projecting apparatus shown in Fig. 1 artly in section, embodying an alternate orm of holder. Fig. 5 is a front viewof an alternate form of holder. 7, Fig. 6 is a view in cross-section on the line 6-,-6 of Fig. 5.

In the drawings A designates the body of a projecting apparatus which is provided with .suitable burners B, the light from the burners being reflected by means of suitable reflectors C toward the picture holder D and then out through the lens tube E as is common with this kind 'of apparatus; In the 'present instance the picture-holder comprises three members F, G and H, which are movabl secured together, the same'in the present instance being each provided with suitable beaded edgesiK, and M, which fit one inside the other, as clearly 0. WHITE, a

shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to accomplish this purpose. The outer members F and- H are in the" present instance each provided with an overlapping edge N. for retaining the edges of the picture to be projected. In the.

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presentinstance the holder D is pivotally mounted on the back of the body A of the projecting apparatus, shown in Fig. 1, by means of a pin 0 one end of which is provided with a suitable head P, whereas the' other end of the pin 0 is riveted or otherwise sec'ured to the member G of the holder.

By mounting the .holder in; this manner it w1ll be seen that the holder can be rotated from a horizontal to a vertical position or vice versa to project pictures, usually in the shape of post cards, which appear in either' It is to be noted that the members com rising the holder are all curved, preferab y in the direction of their length, so as to bring the, edges 'of the picture in the direction of its length more nearly in focus;

Most of the pictures used in a projecting apparatus are ofth e size of a postal card, but very often the pictures desired to be projected are larger and it is for this reason {a horizontal or vertical position on the card.-

that the present holder is made so that the same can be extended in order-to accommodate pictures which will not fit the ordinary "holder or the present holder when it is'in its closed position, as shown in Fig.2, but

by pulling out the members F and H, the holder will adapt itself to picture cards of a great variety of different sizes.

. In extending the holder to accommodate it to a picture which is too large to be inserted in the holder when it is in its closed ositlon, as shown 1n Fig. 2, 1t 1s important,-

n order to secure uniform focus of the picture, to extend the members F and H eilually. In order that the members F and may be extended equally, a series of short levers Q are provided on the back of the" holder, as shown in Fig. 3.. The levers Q are pivoted together by means of pins R and also by means of pins S, the latter being also pivoted respectively to the difierent members of the holder as shown in Fig. 2. From the construction of levers just' described, it will be seen that if either the member F or the member H is extended the other member will be correspondingly extended and, vice versa, that is if either the member F or the member H is moved inward the other member will be correspondingly moved. It is to be noted that the arrangement of the levers Q, in the form Shown in Fig. 3, permits of the holder being pivotally mounted'upon the pin O Without in any way interfering with the action of the le ers.

In the present instance the member Q is provided with cut'out spaces T which permit of the pins Sv passing farther inward to close the holder than would otherwise be the case. By providing the cut out spaces T it ,will be seenthat the member.G can be made comparativelywide so as to form a firm support for the members F and H when the same are extended.

Instead of constructing the holder as shown in Figs. 1,- 2 and 3, the same may be constructed as shown in Figs. 4:, 5 and 6.

By referring to the latter figures, it will be seen that the holder comprises two mem- .bers'a and Z) movably secured together, the

same in the present instance being each provided with suitable beaded edges 0 and d,

which fit one. inside the other, to accomplish this purpose. The members a and b are preferably curved in the direction'of their length and provided with overlapping edges 6 for retaining the edges of the picture to be-projected. In the present instance the holderis mounted upon a springsupport 7,

which is curved in the direction of its length to correspond to the curvature of the holder, the spring support f being provided with recesses g, near the edges of thesame, into which the beaded portions of the holder -fit,

' as shown in Fig. 6, it being noted that the ends of the support are extended beyond the recesses to provide means for readily ort.

' ends have to be forced backward slightly when it is desired to insert the beaded edges 0 of the holder into the recesses g of the support, the spring action of the support tending to hold the holder firmly in posi:

- tion. The support f is pivotally secured to the back of the projecting apparatus by means of a pivot pin is which permits of the holder being placed in a horizontal or vertical position.

The form of. holder just described will adapt, itself to hold pictures of difierent sizes by extending the membersa and b to fit the picture to be projected, the holder being easily removed from the support f to adjust and insert the picture after which the holder can be easily put back in the support f, care being taken to place the holder at the center of the support to insure even illumination and focus of the picture.

What I claim is 1. A projecting apparatus comprising in combination a holder for holding pictures tobe projected, said holder comprising a plurality of members, means for slidably securing said members together, and means for pivotally mounting said holder on said projecting apparatus.

2. A projecting apparatus comprising in combination a holder for holding pictures to be projected, said holder comprising -a plurality pf members, means for slidably securing said members together, means for pivotally mounting said holder on said projecting apparatus, and means for controlling the movements of the members of said holder, as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A projecting apparatus comprising in combination a holder for holding pictures to be projected, said holder comprisinga plurality of members, means for slidably securing said members together, means for pivotally mounting said holder on said projecting apparatus, and a series of levers for controlling the movements of the'members of said holder, as and for the purposes set forth.

i 4. A projecting apparatus comprising in combination a curved holder for holding pictures to be projected, said holder comprising a plurality of curved members, means forjslidably securing said members together as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony'whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two. subscribing witnesses. I

HAWLEY WHITE.

Witnesses:

'- FRANKLIN Soo'rr,

HARRIE C. WHITE.

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